Days after Nana Patekar's death, old friend and actor Susmita Mukherjee remembered him with a soul-stirring tribute. Sharing pictures from Deepti Naval's birthday party on 3rd of February, 1991, Sushmita mused over the lost time, innocence and moments that became intrinsically attached with persons who were part of the memory. "Just the four of us. Wine, music, laughter, and even a piano. A little world of our own, untouched by the complexities of life that lay ahead. "And then, one of us slipped away. We mourned not just the person we had lost, but also the absence of what once was - the moments, the togetherness, the innocence, and a time we could never return to," wrote Susmita. Susmita recalled the bygone time when a dear friend of 38 years sent her a bunch of photographs. "The memories were hazy, the details blurred by time. But the moment I looked at those photographs, something magical happened. They awakened a part of my brain where memor...
Bandhan Bank reported a sharp improvement in its September-quarter earnings, with net profit climbing to Rs 622 crore in Q2 FY27 from Rs 112 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The bank also recorded growth in net interest income (NII), while a sequential decline in gross and net non-performing assets indicated a modest improvement in asset quality. Net interest income increased 14% year-on-year to Rs 2,961 crore, compared with Rs 2,589 crore in Q2 FY26. The bank's provisions declined significantly from the year-ago period, providing further support to its profitability. Provisions stood at Rs 718 crore during the September quarter, down from Rs 1,153 crore a year earlier. However, provisions increased from Rs 683 crore in the June quarter, indicating that the pressure from credit costs had not disappeared entirely. Bandhan Bank Asset Quality Shows Sequential Improvement Bandhan Bank reported a marginal improvement in asset quality during Q2 FY27. Gross non-pe...